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Ep 118Dan Larimer: Creator of EOS & BitShares on the Fall of the Dollar, Independence and Manipulated Markets

Dan Larimer, Creator of BitShares, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Dan and Charlie discuss the government , crypto solving world peace, creating a free world, discovering Bitcoin, using money to buy the world, E Gold, 100% reserve banking, digital currencies, monetary policy, Satoshi, scalability of Bitcoin, centralized systems, socioeconomics, money printing, centralized authority, smart contracts, privatizing profits, undermining the economy, debt creation, destroying wealth with manipulation, independence, Steem, EOS, and discovering true value.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 8, 202059 min

Ep 117Crypto Investigative Journalism with Samantha Yap, Founder of Yap Global

Samantha Yap, Founder of Yap Global, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Samantha and Charlie discuss running a PR firm, telling stories, being genuine, taking companies advantage of narratives, proof of work, false data, Defi, emerging technologies, making a difference in crypto, ponzi schemes, investigative journalism, escaping the normal, ICO’s, Ethereum, Crypto Regulation, MyEtherWallet, BitPay, regulating ourselves, living all over the world, digital assets, Decrypt Media, data oracles, crypto expanding the job market, and decentralizing the market.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 3, 202044 min

Ep 116Exploring Bitcoin's Dark Days with Cedric Dahl, Creator of Early 2013 Crypto Exchange Buttercoin, & CEO of 1000x Group

Cedric Dahl, CEO of 1000x group & Creator of Buttercoin in 2013, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Cedric and Charlie discuss manifesting your destiny, money as an ancient concept, the broken financial system, crippling student debt, finding a way to safeguard your wealth, finding Bitcoin in 2011, trading stablecoins, losing everything, living in a simulation, thinking for yourself, oracles, escaping the box, the crypto ecosystem, starting Buttercoin in 2011, tracking network effects, censorship resistance, Bitcoin dominating the dark net, money printing, the black market expanding, the importance of analytics, coin join, Wasabi, adoption vs speculation, and the internet eating piggy banks.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 1, 202058 min

Ep 115Year of the Yield: CEO of CoinMarketCap, Carylyne Chan, on What is Driving the new Bull Rally

Carylyne Chan, CEO of Coin Market Cap, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Carylyne and Charlie discuss Coin Market Cap, transparency in markets, stimulus checks into Bitcoin, user psychology, factors of a tokens price, life cycle of a cryptocurrency, the year of the yield, the crypto inflection point, the defi craze, speculation, oracles, stable coin governance, the crypto ecosystem, the 2017 crypto craze, the economies of a credit card, loyalty rewards, tokenized rewards, understanding competition, up ending the financial system, and building the future of crypto.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 27, 202050 min

Ep 114Crypto Politics 2020: CEO of HODLpac, Tyler Whirty on the Evolution of Policy

Tyler Whirty, CEO of HODLpac, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Tyler and Charlie discuss HODLpac, Bitcoin Foundation, political fundraising, policy making, Hodl origin story, crypto Reddit, Bitcoin price fluctuations, political action committees, building the crypto community, anarcho capitalism, voting blocks, reforming taxes, the crypto ecosystem, crypto ideology, Proof of Stake Alliance, state of the crypto industry, the regulatory climate around crypto, using crypto for good, crypto changing society, and holding people accountable.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 25, 202049 min

Ep 113Crypto Cannot be Uninvented: Co-Founder of Blockchain Capital, Bart Stephens

Bart Stephens, Co Founder of Blockchain Capital, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Bart discuss early fintech, full service brokerages, hedge funds, video game investing, genomics, virtual worlds, digital assets, founding Blockchain Capital, in game currencies, growing up playing video games, provable scarcity, the pre crypto world, discovering Bitcoin, the medical industry, regulation challenges, government surveillance capabilities, making capitalism fair, the system being broken, building after the dot com collapse, massive wealth creation, and corrupt data mining.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 20, 202056 min

Ep 112Pioneering Internet Security with Stina Ehrensvard, CEO of Yubico on Building an Encrypted Future

Stina Ehrensvard, CEO of Yubico, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Stina discuss cyber security, Yubico, making the internet a safer place, security devices, preventing hacks, simplifying security, smart cards, working with google, Yubikey, double authentication, encrypting data, built in security, cloud companies, google hacks, government intervention, distributing trust with blockchain, and global crypto security.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 18, 202046 min

Ep 111Former IRS Special Counsel Roger Brown & CEO Robert Materrazi of Lukka Tax on Simplifying Crypto Taxes

Roger Brown & Robert Materrazi of Lukka Tax, join Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and the Lukka Tax team discuss simplifying crypto taxes, revenue acts, tax laws, virtual currencies, systemic issues, rewriting tax codes, tax amendments, government stifling innovation, how Lukka Tax started, incomplete data on exchanges, utilizing crypto payments, buying a house with Bitcoin, and proper reporting techniques.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 13, 202053 min

Ep 110Blockchain Fixes Healthcare: Patientory CEO, Chrissa McFarlane on the Digitization of Health Records

Chrissa McFarlane, CEO of Patientory, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Chrissa discuss Patientory, owning your data, healthcare consulting, digitization of health information, virtual doctors, EMR systems, telemedicine, HIPAA, effects of Covid19, blockchain for health, the post covid19 world, how Patientory started, quality metrics, and building healthcare for the future.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 11, 202038 min

Ep 108The Future of Defi: CEO of DeversiFI, Will Harborne Exposes Yield Farming and the ICO Boom

Will Harborne, CEO of DeversiFI, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Will discuss DeversiFI , decentralization, meeting Vitalik at Cambridge, leaving IBM for Bitfinex, the ICO boom, open source communities, yield farming, trading Bitcoin in his bedroom, writing smart contracts, stable coins, getting paid in crypto, regulatory pressure from governments on crypto, Defi use cases, permissionless systems, wrapping synthetic assets, and building DeversiFI.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 4, 202058 min

Ep 106The Ripple Story: CTO David Schwartz on the Founding, Ledger & XRP

David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and David discuss Ripple, money as a form of control, what is XRP, decentralized applications, banks adopting crypto, how he got the name Joel Katz, financial inclusion for everyone, pitching the idea of crypto to banks, crypto scams, where crypto is headed, and peer to peer transaction.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 28, 20201h 13m

Ep 105The Ramifications of Printing Money: Tron Black of Ravencoin on Early Overstock Days

Tron Black, of Medici Ventures, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Tron discuss Ravencoin, growing organically, Bitcoin scams,ramifications of printing money,the early internet, early days of Bitcoin, peer 2 peer transactions,getting the dream job,launching shares on blockchain,working for T0,open source software, Overstock, and Medici Ventures.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 23, 202056 min

Ep 104Crypto Scams & Investigations: Chainalysis CSO Jonathan Levin Reveals Bitcoin’s Secrets

Jonathan Levin, CSO of Chainalysis, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Jonathan discuss the Chainalysis industry, investigations in crypto, Bitcoin bear market, tracing Bitcoin, training lawyers on crypto, what is Chainalysis, crypto analytics, national security issues, stable coins, 2 million Bitcoin weekly moves, Is Bitcoin ready for a bull run, the Pet Scam, and on chain volume.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 21, 202046 min

Ep 103Transparency and Trading: Coin Gecko CEO Bobby Ong on Building a Business with Morals

Bobby Ong, CEO of Coin Gecko, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Bobby discuss how Coin Gecko started,transparency in crypto, the revolution of crypto, spotting fake volume, mining Dogecoin, largest M&A in crypto history, crypto subcultures, How To Defi Book, educating the masses on crypto, people tokenizing themselves.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 16, 202052 min

Ep 103The Trojan Horse of Crypto – Colu CEO Amos Meiri Reveals a Private Key for All Solution

Amos Meiri, CEO of Colu, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and JP discuss how Colu started, Vitalik in the early days of Bitcoin, future of finance, everyone having a private key, the limitations of Bitcoin,launching a trojan horse for cities to accept crypto,where decentralization is needed, culture and ideology of Bitcoin, Colu working with cities, and innovating in the crypto space.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 14, 202053 min

Ep 101Is Your Security at Risk? BlockFi CSO Adam Healy on Bitcoin's Weakest Security Link

BlockFi Chief Security Officer Adam Healy joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Adam and Charlie discuss Adam's government security work, government employees and the privacy spectrum, risk levels and security hygiene, institutional custody of Bitcoin, multi party computation, are government employees ideal for the crypto industry?, Bitcoin's weakest link from a security perspective, mesh networks, and security at BlockFi.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 9, 202057 min

Ep 100Growing With the Industry: CoinCorner Cofounder Daniel Scott on Bootstrapping vs VC Money

CoinCorner Cofounder Daniel Scott joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Danny discuss bootstrapping vs taking VC investment money, the advantages of relocating to the Isle of Man, banking and regulations in the UK, how CoinCorner came together, Mt. Socks, changing Bitcoin's base layer, the scaling debate then and now, the Lightning Network, and the importance of not growing ahead of the industry.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 7, 202059 min

Ep 99The Limits of Sovereignty and Surveillance: Uphold CEO JP Thieriot Reveals a Free Market Solution

JP Thieriot, CEO of Uphold, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and JP discuss the beef industry, understanding Argentina's history with money, crypto in Latin America, Bitcoin's relationship with gold and the dollar, the state of the world financial system, democratizing money and investment, the need for a single global ID, the Brave browser, Uphold, and denationalized currencies.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 2, 202052 min

Ep 98Israel's Survival Mindset – LiquidApps CEO Beni Hakak on EOS, Scalability, and DApps

Beni Hakak, CEO & Co‑founder of LiquidApps, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Beni and Charlie discuss the effect of COVID19 on tech development, Beni's finance and tech history, how he got into crypto, the Israeli entrepreneur mindset, founding LiquidApps, how a multicoin world might work, being an EOS block producer, the EOS governance model, how oracles work with LiquidChain, and building a COVID19 Dapp.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––Coingaming Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 30, 20201h 2m

Ep 97Is Crypto's Infrastructure Completed? BTSE.com CEO Jonathan Leong Claims Gold is Bitcoin's Biggest Competitor

Jonathan Leong, cofounder and CEO of BTSE.com, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Jonathan discuss the derivatives markets, Jonathan's background in coding, building high performance platforms, and as a serial entrepreneur, high frequency trading and retail traders, Singapore's capitalist model, Bitcoin and gold, Ethereum, crypto infrastructure, scaling, and building BTSE.com.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––Coingaming Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry. Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 25, 202049 min

Ep 96Branding an Empire? Bad Crypto's Joel Comm and Travis Wright on Podcasting, Networking, and Virtual Events

Bad Crypto Podcast's Joel Comm and Travis Wright join Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie, Joel, and Travis discuss how the Bad Crypto Podcast show idea came together, how Joel and Travis got into broadcasting and Bitcoin, branding, creating a media empire, learning through podcasting, networking and making a virtual conference event, being authentic, and how we're all on a spectrum of some kind.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 23, 202058 min

Ep 95Who is Really Driving Cannabis Demand? Dr. Daniel Stein on Regulation & the Business of Cannabis

Dr. Daniel Stein, neurologist and medical cannabis expert, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Dr. Stein and Charlie discuss who's using medical cannabis and why, how to get the most out of CBD without being a medical cannabis patient, how it is cultivated, the ups and downs of vertical integration, regulation, how Dr. Stein got into the industry, banking challenges, addiction, how the industry can be mainstream, social inequity, and the demographics of cannabis.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 18, 202050 min

Ep 94Brandon Iles’ Journey from Creating the 1st Bitcoin Android Wallet to Launching Ampleforth

1st Bitcoin Android Wallet Creeator Brandon Iles, Cofounder of Ampleforth, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.In 2011 Brandon Iles launched the first Bitcoin Android Wallet and today joins Charlie to discuss why Brandon initially chose working in machine learning at Google and Uber over Bitcoin, what brought him back to crypto, decentralized monetary policy, economic experimentation, internet rights, open finance, how Ampleforth works, its elastic supply and oracles, long term goals and use cases.–––Bitpay CardThe all new Bitpay card is chalked full of new features. It has contactless pay, a new EMV chip, added in-app security where users can lock their card anytime, and so much more. Unlike other cards, reloading has no conversion fees & you can load your card whenever you want to. Download the latest version of the BitPay App and click the card icon to get to the new card offer.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 16, 202047 min

Ep 93Do We Need Bitcoin? Francis Pouliot on Advocacy, Wealth Inequality and a Massive Bubble of Fragility

Francis Pouliot, Bitcoin advocate and CEO of Bullbitcoin.com, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Francis discuss becoming a regulated virtual currency dealer, banking challenges, the Bitcoin Embassy, Francis' introduction to Bitcoin, advocating for Bitcoin before the Canadian senate, representing the Bitcoin community, wealth inequality in Canada, sex workers, Backpage, and the cost of censorship resistance.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 11, 202059 min

Ep 92Is Africa a Banking Desert? Paxful CEO Ray Youssef on Why Africa is Financial Freedom's Front Line

Ray Youssef, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxful, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Ray and Charlie discuss Ray's belief that social good should be a central pillar of a company, his goal of building a hundred schools in Africa, the stigma of Nigerian scammers, how Paxful works, Rwanda's success, corruption in Africa, unique KYC and banking challenges in Africa, Paxful's 20 year plan, and how Bitcoin fulfils the p2p vision.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 9, 202051 min

Ep 91Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Brittany Kaiser on Weaponized Data, Privacy, and Digital Literacy

Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower and Own Your Data co-founder, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Brittany discuss our society's apathy toward surveillance and privacy issues, explaining anonymity and privacy to people, the balance of privacy and practicality, Cambridge Analytica's intentions, our data illiteracy as a culture, data and elections, voting on the blockchain, the Own Your Data Foundation, digital literacy and data ownership as a privacy right.Watch the video version of this interview on YouTube.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 4, 202050 min

Ep 90Is the US Falling Behind in Crypto? BinanceUS CEO Catherine Coley on Her 25 Year Vision

Catherine Coley, CEO of BinanceUS, joins Charlie on today's episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Catherine discuss the male-dominated culture of traditional markets, her first reactions to crypto markets, Catherine's experience with Ripple as a springboard into crypto, what she thinks the US needs for the next wave of growth, her 25 year vision for crypto, her thoughts on KYC and how so many people still can't access crypto.Watch the video version of this interview on YouTube.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 2, 202054 min

Ep 89The Jed McCaleb Story: Founding Stellar, Ripple & the Journey from eDonkey to MtGox

Jed McCaleb, founder of Mt Gox, Ripple, and Stellar, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Jed discuss what has motivated Jed to found pivotal projects in crypto, his work on the file-sharing network eDonkey in the 1990's, other industries that interest Jed such as AI, the spectrum of decentralization, the scaling debate, privacy and fungibility, and Stellar, its validators, partners, and what's up for 2020.Watch the video version of this interview on YouTube.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 28, 202047 min

Ep 88Petro Dollar Creator Gabriel Jiménez on Revolution and how the Petro Nearly Saved Venezuela

Gabriel Jiménez, creator of the Petro Dollar, joins Charlie on today's episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and Gabriel discuss Venezuelan dictator Maduro's interest in cryptocurrency, how Venezuela's economy has floundered and how the dictatorship works, Gabriel's entry into crypto as an entrepreneur in Venezuela, his plan to make crypto legal, how the Petro project started and how it became usurped by the government, and what Venezuela must do to turn around its economy.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 26, 202059 min

Ep 87Medium of Exchange or Store of Value? Bitcoin.com's Mate Tokay Talks a Multi-Coin Future

Mate Tokay, CEO of Bitcoin.com, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories. Mate and Charlie discuss Mate's entry into crypto and his founding of Bitcoinist, spending Bitcoin versus saving it, Medium of Exchange or Store of Value, corruption in Hungary, government responses to Coronavirus, the aftermath of the New York Agreement and the Big Block debate, Bitcoin.com, and the future multi-coin world.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 21, 202050 min

Ep 86Pay Your Rent With Tesla Stock? Steve Ehrlich Voyager CEO on Tokenization and Fungibility

Steve Ehrlich, CEO Of Voyager, joins Charlie Shrem on this episode of Untold Stories.Steve and Charlie discuss the market crash of October 1987 and the trading environment at the time, Steve's transition to crypto, the parallels between online brokerages in the 1990's and the crypto industry, the importance of price discovery, Voyager's culture and technology, their merger with Ethos and going public, tokenization and the maturation of the industry.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 19, 202057 min

Ep 85What Did Satoshi Get Wrong About Banking? Journalist Ken Kurson Talks Human Psychology

Journalist and Author Ken Kurson joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Ken and Charlie discuss political and financial journalism, Ken's interest in money and finance, the role of institutions in crypto, Ken's links to the President and conversations with people in government about crypto, Ripple and its perception in the crypto community, Ken's history writing about financial literacy, the crypto media, and the 2020 US election.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 14, 20201h 4m

Ep 84Too Early or Too Late? Brock Pierce Talks How to Get Market Timing Right

Brock Pierce joins Charlie on this episode of Untold Stories.Brock and Charlie discuss Brock's life as a child actor, growing up with the internet and an entrepreneurial attitude, the lessons learned being a young entrepreneur during the rise of the internet, how to hire and get market timing right, finding his way from managing a large company to creating, moving to Puerto Rico and making an impact, the economic damage caused by Coronavirus and what positive changes can come from it.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 12, 20201h 7m

Ep 83COVID Power Grab? Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann on Govt Abusing Crisis to Centralize Authority

Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Kadan and Charlie discuss governments focusing on Coronavirus but neglecting cybersecurity, the pandemic challenging ideals of decentralization and free speech, Kadan's early work in crypto and beginning with Komodo, the Bitcointalk forum and its community, growing up in cyberspace and IRC, life with the Coronavirus lockdown, and the Komodo platform's technology.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 7, 202050 min

Ep 82Satoshi's Identity in the Bitcoin Code? Ava Labs' Emin Gün Sirer on Bugs, Forks, and Dapps

Emin Gun Sirer, Founder and CEO Ava Labs, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.The professor and Charlie discuss the cryptocurrency the professor worked on in 2002, years before Satoshi Nakamoto, the 2008 financial crisis as the context in which Satoshi released Bitcoin, the events surrounding the DAO hack, criticisms of the scaling wars, tribalism and trolling, what Satoshi's code reveals about his identity, Ava Labs and Avalanche, and Bitcoin-NG.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 5, 20201h 10m

Ep 80The Charles Hoskinson Story: Losing Faith in Institutions and Solving Mass Adoption

Charles Hoskinson, Founder of Cardano and CEO of IOHK, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charles and Charlie discuss the current loss of faith in institutions, conspiracy theories, Cardano's development philosophy, roadmap, and current progress, why merchant adoption is hard, Cannabis and other underbanked industries, the case for country adoption of a stablecoin, over-litigation, onchain governance, the key man problem, and COVID.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 28, 20201h 7m

Ep 78Can Blockchain Fix Voting? DigiCash Founder David Chaum Brings Democracy to the 21st Century

David Chaum, pioneering cryptographer and founder of the XX network, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Charlie and David discuss threats to democracy and the importance of metadata shredding, Elixxir and the XX Network, Digicash, the Cypherpunk movement, ballot secrecy and cryptography in voting, whether David met Satoshi Nakamoto, how David got interested in cryptography, and what cryptographers in the 1980's and 90's thought it would look like today.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 21, 20201h 0m

Ep 77Is the Middle Class in Danger? #TheMoneyHackers Author Dan Simon Warns of Eat-the-Rich Revolution

Author Dan Simon joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories. Dan and Charlie discuss crypto pioneers and money hackers as misfits, Dan's unique perspective on financial history, the erosion of the middle class, failing financial oversight, history's view of the current crisis,entrepreneurship and opportunity in the current environment and Dan's new book The Money Hackers.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 16, 202057 min

Ep 76Redemption in Crypto? Neo & Bee Founder Danny Brewster Makes a Comeback with FastBitcoins

Danny Brewster, Founder of Fastbitcoins, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories.Danny and Charlie discuss building a brick and mortar Bitcoin business in 2013 and today, the 2013 Cyprus banking crisis and today's rampant money printing, the collapse of Neo & Bee, Danny's arrest and extradition proceedings, his goal to repay investors, and developing Fastbitcoins.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 14, 202058 min

Ep 75Can Bitcoin Be Improved? BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen Reveals Pre-Satoshi Surprises

Bram Cohen, BitTorrent Creator and Founder of the Chia Network, joins Charlie Shrem on today’s episode of Untold Stories. Bram and Charlie discuss Bram's work on the 90's cryptocurrency project MojoNation, the contributions of cryptographers in Satoshi's circle including Hal Finney's pre-Bitcoin presentation, Bram's introduction to Bitcoin and his formative years in programming, his creation of BitTorrent, Proof of space and Proof of time, ASIC-resistance, mining, and the scaling debate.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 9, 20201h 15m

Ep 74Who's Buying Bitcoin? Bitpanda's Co-CEOs Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth Are Stocked Up and Seeing a Surge in Gold and Bitcoin Buying

Bitpanda CEOs Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth join Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by discussing some of Bitpanda's unorthodox marketing techniques as well as their focus on education and user experience. Charlie asks about their sales which reveals a strong increase in retail buying of Bitcoin and gold, and leads to a discussion of gold production and supply issues. They shift gears a little and talk about how Eric and Paul started working together, what it's like with two CEOs, and the company's growth and environment. They also cover what led Eric and Paul to Bitcoin and some of their formative business experience in and out of crypto. They then talk about stablecoins and decentralized marketplaces before they finish up discussing the importance of investing for the long haul and self-education.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 7, 20201h 7m

Ep 62Is a Precious Metals Squeeze Coming? GoldSilverBitcoin's Justin O’Connell on COVID19's Effect on Gold and Silver, Rogue DEA Agents, and the Silk Road Saga

Justin O’Connell of GoldSilverBitcoin joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by discussing the Silk Road as an intersection between Bitcoin advocates and free market advocates, how it worked, and Justin's awareness of it at the time. Justin explains how he got into writing in crypto and some of his background in precious metals. They return to the topic of Silk Road and the circumstances of Ross Ulbricht's arrest and questions about the identity of Dread Pirate Roberts. Charlie and Justin discuss the War on Drugs and America's drug problems before Justin outlines details of the rogue DEA agent in the Silk Road case. They turn briefly to talk about COVID19's effect on precious metals markets, Bitcoin futures exchanges, and a potential metals squeeze. Charlie asks about private vaults and they continue on to cover government seizures and how to protect from that. They finish up with a discussion about the government-seized Bitcoins and other unanswered questions in the Silk Road case.---BitPayBitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 2, 202059 min

Ep 72OST and Pepo Founder Jason Goldberg on What Needs to Happen for Crypto Mass Adoption and Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are the Only Layer 1's that Matter

Jason Goldberg, Founder of OST and Pepo, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by laying out what needs to happen for crypto mass adoption to take place. Jason goes on to talk about what led him to build in crypto and the potential he saw in it. He continues to explain the roots of Pepo and OST in the idea of building the tech instead of waiting for it, and focusing on the user experience. Charlie asks about maximalism and tribalism and Jason explains his belief in Bitcoin and Ethereum as the only 2 layer 1's that matter. Jason talks about his tech and business experience. They discuss the lessons learned from the dotcom bubble and parallels between the development of the internet and the growth of crypto technology. Jason finishes the session by talking about their long-term building approach.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---PepoPepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 31, 202058 min

Ep 71The Story of Crypto_Bitlord & COVID-19. From Wuhan to Quarantines and Lockdowns to Gold, Bitcoin, and Censorship Resistance.

Crypto Trader @Crypto_Bitlord joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by recounting @Crypto_Bitlord's time in China reporting on COVID-19 via his Twitter account as the crisis was unfolding, even before it was considered an epidemic. @Crypto_Bitlord comments on his hospital visits while he was sick, their procedures, quarantines, and the subsequent lockdown. They discuss the statistics of a spreading epidemic and shift the discussion to the economic impact. Charlie asks about the term 'Chinese virus' and @Crypto_Bitlord calls it a fantastic distraction from what's really going on with the economy and mass money printing. They briefly discuss how to spend time during our home stays before moving on to Bitcoin, market correlation, gold, and censorship resistance. They finish up talking about @Crypto_Bitlord's return from China, the efficiency of masks, and finally what @Crypto_Bitlord is working on next.---BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 26, 20201h 6m

Ep 70What's Next for Global Markets Post COVID-19? Abra CEO Bill Barhydt Shares His Predictions for Investors, Advice for Businesses, and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Bill Barhydt, Abra Founder & CEO, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by talking about the most pressing issue of the day, the Coronavirus lockdown. Charlie reveals that Bill worked as a cryptographer for the CIA which leads to a discussion of right-sized government and what that would look like in today's world. They move on to talk about how the financial system has failed with regards to Coronavirus, paper money, and the need for digital alternatives. Charlie asks about the dollar as the global reserve currency and Bill imagines the next few months in terms of productivity, interest rates, and credit spreads. Bill further predicts how the markets will react and how people must think about the markets and their wealth in the coming months. After briefly talking about Abra, Bill compares the current crisis with previous financial crises and then reveals his ideal business strategy for right now. They discuss meditation apps and the government’s role in education before ending on a positive note discussing opportunities Bill sees in the business environment today.---CryptoTaxAuditThis episode is sponsored by CryptoTaxAudit. Clinton Donnelly from Donnelly Tax Law will talk about how to prepare a great crypto tax return that defends you from the IRS. Author of five books on crypto tax preparation for Americans, he has tremendous insight into how to defend oneself from the IRS. He is an expert in anti-money laundering reporting for individuals. His firm has done hundreds of crypto returns and over 900 tax amnesty returns with a 100% success rate. Donnelly Tax Law specializes in complex crypto tax return preparation. No situation is too complex. The firm also offers CryptoTaxAudit which is a IRS defense offering design for the needs of crypto traders. Schedule a consultation now at DonnellyTaxLaw.com.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 24, 20201h 10m

Ep 69Secure Your Privacy for COVID-19 – Jameson Lopp, Casa Cofounder & CTO Shares His Life-Changing Advice for Personal Privacy, Security, and Self-Sovereignty in Bitcoin

Jameson Lopp, Casa Cofounder & CTO, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by discussing the importance of nodes, both as a measure of decentralization and for maintaining self-sovereignty in Bitcoin. They continue on to discuss coin tracking, exchanges requiring public keys, and how people are willing to give up privacy and security for the sake of convenience. Jameson explains how Casa is really a personal sovereignty company helping people with custody of private keys and running their own nodes. Jameson explains how his extensive writings in the Bitcoin space are how he's cataloging his own education. This leads to the question of who's responsible for Bitcoin in a crypto-anarchy form of governance. Charlie asks about the scaling debate and Jameson discusses getting SWATted which brings up Jameson's list of actions to improve personal security and privacy. The finish up by talking about Virtual Reality, gaming, Mensa, and the Satoshi Roundtable.---BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 19, 20201h 6m

Ep 68Mrinal Manohar, CEO of Casper Labs, Deep Dives the Bitcoin Emission Curve - Energy Efficiency, the Lightning Network, & Tech Challenges

Mrinal Manohar, CEO and Cofounder of Casper Labs, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by discussing Bitcoin's evolution at the protocol level and whether the tech should change in order to adapt. Mrinal explains Casper Labs' focus on decentralization and the practicalities of building a decentralized project. This leads Charlie and Mrinal to talk about the pros and cons of PoW and PoS, the token distribution problems of PoS, energy inefficiency of PoW, mining and hardware. The discussion turns to a deep dive of the Bitcoin emission curve and its future tech and energy challenges. They shift gears to talk about Casper Labs' DEPO democratic exchange private offering distribution model. Charlie asks for Mrinal's thoughts on the Lightning Network and they finish up discussing developers trying to manage the trilemma and user experience all at the same time, and Mrinal champions the importance of open source standards.---CryptoTaxAuditThis episode is sponsored by CryptoTaxAudit. Clinton Donnelly from Donnelly Tax Law will talk about how to prepare a great crypto tax return that defends you from the IRS. Author of five books on crypto tax preparation for Americans, he has tremendous insight into how to defend oneself from the IRS. He is an expert in anti-money laundering reporting for individuals. His firm has done hundreds of crypto returns and over 900 tax amnesty returns with a 100% success rate. Donnelly Tax Law specializes in complex crypto tax return preparation. No situation is too complex. The firm also offers CryptoTaxAudit which is a IRS defense offering design for the needs of crypto traders. Schedule a consultation now at DonnellyTaxLaw.com.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 17, 202056 min

Ep 67What is Libra’s Mission? Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz on being a Founding Member of the Libra Initiative, and the Market Shift Happening Today

Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin talking about imposter syndrome, something they both agree is common in crypto, and move on to discuss the New York crypto scene. Joe talks about Bison Trails and its focus on non-Proof of Work blockchain infrastructure, tells the origin story of the name, and talks about his background in engineering and economics. But Charlie has clearly been itching to ask about Joe's participation in the Libra Association. Joe obliges and discusses their guiding mission, the response to Facebook's Libra announcement, other aspects of Libra as well as the decentralization spectrum and centralization points in the industry. Joe goes on to cover the decision-making process with Bison Trails before they finish up discussing the future of crypto and whether people need to know what crypto is for it to be mainstream.---BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 12, 20201h 12m

Ep 66Is zk-SNARK the Key? Horizen Labs CEO Rob Viglione Explains Zero Knowledge Proofs, Sidechain Tech, and Horizen's Masternode Market Growth

Rob Viglione, Cofounder and CEO of Horizen Labs, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They start by discussing Rob's move to Puerto Rico, Act 22, and Panama's history as a haven for Bitcoin pioneers. Rob and Charlie discuss the launch of ZenCash in 2017 as well as Zendoo, a current sidechain project. Charlie asks about Rob's doctoral thesis, based on Bitcoin, which leads the discussion to governance in an increasingly digital world. Rob talks about the 51% attack on ZenCash and what positive improvements came about because of it, the optional privacy feature of Zcash and ZenCash, and rebranding to Horizen. Charlie and Rob discuss Rob's military service and the talk turns to tribal thinking and voting. They continue on to the masternode industry and how ZenCash was able to garner a sizeable chunk of it. They finish up discussing Horizen's sidechain technology and how it could be used to get other blockchains all working together.---CryptoTaxAuditThis episode is sponsored by CryptoTaxAudit. Clinton Donnelly from Donnelly Tax Law will talk about how to prepare a great crypto tax return that defends you from the IRS. Author of five books on crypto tax preparation for Americans, he has tremendous insight into how to defend oneself from the IRS. He is an expert in anti-money laundering reporting for individuals. His firm has done hundreds of crypto returns and over 900 tax amnesty returns with a 100% success rate. Donnelly Tax Law specializes in complex crypto tax return preparation. No situation is too complex. The firm also offers CryptoTaxAudit which is a IRS defense offering design for the needs of crypto traders. Schedule a consultation now at DonnellyTaxLaw.com.---BitPandaBitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 10, 20201h 7m

Ep 65Hard Forks Better Than Soft Forks? Dev Peter Todd on the Bitcoin Scaling Debate, Why it Was Controversial, and Is the Lightning Network the Right Solution?

Developer Peter Todd joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin by talking about Peter's focus on community rather than software as an important aspect of crypto. Charlie asks why the Bitcoin scaling debate was so controversial and it leads to an extensive discussion of the events of the debate, people involved, and some of the toxic environment during that period. They compare scaling and community aspects as it relates to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple as well. Peter predicts that Lightning Network will continue to grow, but not everyone will like it. He talks about the risks associated with ICO's and dishonest projects, Tierion, stablecoins, his open source project OpenTimestamps, and other decentralized projects. Charlie and Peter finish up with a discussion on hard and soft forks and Bitcoin's Berkeley DB hard fork incident.---BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet.---Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets.---Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information.---If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 5, 20201h 10m